The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-11
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
Adoption of Platform and Election of Off.
cers-New Methods of Temperance Reform.

The closing session Of the convention was held
yesterday forenoon in Meridian street NJ E.
Church, devoted entirely to business. The en-
rolment committee reported that the following
towns had been represented: Indianapolis
Terre Haute, New Albany. South Bend, Craw-
louisville, Danville, Coatesvile, Hagerstown,
Carthage, Pecksburg, louisville Nobesville,
Westfeld, Valley Mills, Kcntland, Friendswood,
Bridgeport, Planfield, lrvington.
The secretary reported membership of l5S,
With 800 applications for membership and sew
eral hundred written expressions of approval of
the plan of the union.
The committee on nominations reported the
following officers who were elected: President,
to be elected; vicepresident Hon. L. Oursler,
Noblesville; secretary H. S. Herr, NJ. D.. West
field; treasurer, James Sanders Westfield. who,
with DR.. Levi Ritter and DR. Lawson Albeit, of
this city. constitute the executive committee.
The committee plans for work reported the
following which was adopted:
The action of this union shall be governed by the
following principles and rules which shall denonl-
mate the Indiana plan:
1. Our chief purpose is to educate public senti-
ment to the hearty adoption of the proncpes of total
abstinence and legal prohibition.
2. We invite the cooperation of all who can take
this covenant: Il promise to abstain from the use
OF alcoholic liquors beverage to exert my infiu
ence in inducing others to abstain and in
labor for the ultimate total prohibition of the
facture and sale OF such liquors to be used as bey
erages.'
3. We do not seek to control the party alliance of
any or determine by what methods legal enactments
shall be secured. AS union have nothing at
present to ask of political parties candidates legs
latures-athougn any afilating with may. in
according to their pleasure Our work is with the
people. regardless of party and shall labor TO
form fraternity whose numbers, opinions and wishes
will be felt and respected by all.
a. We have appointed bureau of information
whose duty shall be obtain and publish facts bearing
the temperance reform showing tie extent and
evils of the drink traffic, the various kinds of legisa-
ton for the regulation of such traffic and the results
of such legislation and treating all those questions
that will enable honest and thoughtful people to reach
wise conclusion upon MANY debatabe points, and
in all such matter when published the authority for
| the information will be given.
D. We desire to form local unions in every county,
city town and school district that shall
roment of all favorable to the two abovenamed fun
damental principles and hold meetings for the awa1-
ening of public interest said unions being numbered
and chartered reporting to the secretary of this
union.
in all parts of the State and instruct the people the
legal moral scientific and religious phases of this
| form and. that they may be known and trusted. we
propose to credentials them and assign their
| fields and modes of work
| T. We especially desire the cooperation of minis
tiers AM Sunday school teachers that the church may
have its rightful PLACE in advancing this good
g. We invite the assistance of the newspaper press
in giving publicity to and discussing
| its several principles and plans.
g. We solicit the contributions Of the benevolent
that funds may be had to prosecute this good work
| 10 We do not expect success by enthusiasm but
by the slow progress of the truth whose triumph
| though longdelayed is ultimately certain We adopt
this plan afording the only platform upon
which all the friends of temperance stand Should
hearty response and co operation be secured the
suit cannot be doubtful. Should fail tho reproact
will not be ours but theirs who apathetic and in
| we
| blessing
The convention then adjourned